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NATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ETHALINE CORTELYOU Amour Research Foundation, Chicago, Illinois W. P. CORTELYOU Roosevelt College, Chicago, Illinois
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(P) Ethaline Cortelyou, Department of Chemistry and National Cooperative Undergraduate Chemical Chemical Engineering, Armour Research FoundaResearch Program (NaCUR) was organized at the St. tion of Illinois Institute of Technolcgy, Chicago 16, Louis meeting of the American Chemical Society in 1948 Illinois. to stimulate undergraduate research and to supply 3. llse of Paper Chromatography i n Qualitative Analysis (b) Sheets and rolls of Whstman filter paper prepared for chemical data. The major premise of the Program is paper chromatography; widemouthed jars or batthat usable chemical information can be obtained from tles, 12 to 15 inches tall, are useful. duplicating work done by two or more undergraduate fc) to orenave , ~ Salts , . cations: solvent salut,ions., e. "o.., acetic students in different schools, independent of and unacid, sulfuric acid, hutanol, isopropanol, and other sleahals, if desired. known to each other. (d) General chemistry and some qualitative analysis. Early in the five years of its active existence, it be(e) Sister Alice Marie, Associate Professor of Chemistry, came obvious that an additional purpose served by the Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles 49, CaliProgram is to stimulate or revive research interest in fornia. teachers of small schools who vreviouslv have felt 4 The Development of Quantitative Volumet~icDetermination of Paint pigmen1 Constituents handicapped by limited funds, facilities, time, and re(a) Comparison of five assigned internal indicators for the search-quality students. We now have a project - 0 -:..ub.ab.,,.. "L sponsorid by an industrial chemist listed for the second (e) Special indicators assigned. year. So we may have added a fourth aim: to give (d) Quantitative analysis. (e) Clavis Adams, The Sherwin-W-illiams Company, 115th industry an opportunity to participate in the stimulaStreet and Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. tion of undergraduate chemical research to help insure for itself a continuing supply of young chemists and chemical engineers. INORGANIC PROJECTS For the 1954-55 school year the National Coopera- 6 . solubilities of~norganic sulfamatesin. in water tive Undergraduate Chemical Research Program offers (a) Determination of the solubility of barium sulfamste in water s t 20°, 309, 40°,and 50"; includes prcpara19 projects for student participation. The outline tion and purification of the barium sulfamate. used for each project is:
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(a) Typical unit assignment (b) Special equipment needed (c) Special chemicals needed (d) Minimum student prerequisite (e) Name and address of Director ANALYTICAL PROJECTS 1. Sensitiuitu of Inorganic Qualitotiue Analysis Reagents (a) Determine the number of milligrams (in solution) of each of a group of cations required to give a characteristic reaction with 1.0 ml. of each of several different reagent solutions under specified conditions. (b) 24 small reagent bottles (3&100 ml.) with droppers in the stoppers, or sny convenient means of counting tho drops of solutions used. (e) Salts to prepare the cation solutions; sometimes special organic reagents. (d) Completion of a course in systematic qualitative analysis. (e) W. P. Cortelyou, Roosevelt College, Chicago 5, Illinois. 8. The Magnitude qf Some Simple Quantitative Technique E m ~ r s (a) Is it necessary to grease the lid of a desiccator? (b) Usual instruments and equipment needed for volumetric and gravimetric quantitative analyses. (d) Quantitative analysis.
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thermostat. (e) Reagent grade sulfamie acid. (d) Goad background in quantitative analysis. (e) Sister Agnes Ann, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles 27, California. 6. Solubilities of Inorganic Fluoride Salts in Organic Solvents (a) Determination of solubility of potassium fluoride in dioxme s t several temperatures. (b) Constant temperature bath; containersnot affectedby compounds used, probably polyethylene bottles. (c) The inorganic fluoride and the organic solvent used. (d) Elementaq quantitative analysis and elementary organic chemistry. (e) John H. Walkup, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. 7. Solubiliries of Inorganic Halides (Other than Fluorides) i n Orgamic Soloents (a) Determination of solubility of lithium bromide in nbutyl alcohol a t OD,25", and 100°C. (b) Constant temperature bath; screw-cap, glass bottles of approximately 100-125 ml. capacity; shaking devioe. (e) None, other than good gr'ade solute and solvent. (d) One quarter of quantitative analysis or a t least be pursuing same. (e) Kirby E. Jackson, University of Alabama, University, Alabbsms.
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ORGANIC PROJECTS Preparation and Characterization of Diamides from Methylem Bit-(4-phenyl isocyanate) and Alkyl or Aryl Bromides Throngh the G~ignardReaction (a) Condensation of the RMgX compounds of three or four alkyl or my1 bromides with methylene bis-(4 phenyl isocyanate) and subsequent hydrolysis to the diamide, methylene bis-(p-acyl aniline); the purification of the diamides and determination of physical constants. (b) Two-neck, round-bottomed flasks. (c) Methylene bis-(4phenyl isocyanate), alkyl or aryl bromides, metallic magnesium for Grignard reagents, dry ether. (d) Elementary organic chemistry. ( e ) Roy G. Bossert. Ohio Weslevau Univemitv. .. Delmmre. Ohio. P~eparationand P~0pe7tiesof Acylaemaphthes (a) Preparation and properties of 5-(p-toluy1)-acenaphthene. (b) General organic laboratory equipment. (c) Acenaphthone, p-toluyl chloride, carbon disulfide, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, phenylhydrasine hydmchloride, etc. ( d ) Organic chemistry. (e) Edith J. H. Chu, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles 27, Cdifornia. 10. Chamcterization of Amines as Salts of Ozalie Acid (a) Preparation and crystallization of desired salts and determination of melting points of these derivatives. (b) Good standard thermometer. (c) Primary amines. (d) Two semesters of organic chemistry and preferably a. course in qualitative organic chemistry. (e) Sister Mary Daniel, C.C.V.I., Incarnate Ward College, San Antonio 9, Texas. I I . Preparation of Certain Sehiff Bmes and Their Reduction with Lithium Aluminum Hydride (a) Synthesis of octadeoylbensylideneamine and reduction to N-octadecy1ben~-ylamine. (b) Three-neck flask; mechanical stirrer; Claisen flask; and, for most preparations, a vacuum pump. (e) Lithium aluminum hydride. (d) Elementary organic chemistry. (e) Bertin L. Emling, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Id. Preparation and Characterization of Aromatic Compounds by the Friedel-Crafts Readion (a) Condensation of a cyclic anhydride with an aryl oompound; purification and characterization of the product. b Stirring motor. (e) A series of hydrocarbons; anhydrous powdered aluminum chloride; tetraohloroethane or nitrobenzene. (d) Organic chemistry and quantitative analysis. ( e ) John D. Reinheimer, The College of Waaster, Wooster, Ohio. ~etemi&& of Missing I t e m of Data in the Tables of Physical Corntanla of Organic Compound8 in Lange's Handbook, Especially Refmctive Indexes and Boiling Points (b) Refractometer. 0.1-"C. thermometers or better. (d) Organic chemistry. ( e ) Sarkis Kalfayan, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles 49, Califomis.
PHYSICAL PROJECTS 14. Determination of Refractive Indexes of Binary L i p i d Miztwes at Various Concentrations and Vaalions Temperatures
(a) Determination of refractive indexes of dioxane-ethylene so~utiansof various a t some given temperature.
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(b) Good refractometer, constant temperature water bath. circulating pump. (c) The liquids to he used. (d) Elementary quantitative analysis and elementary arganic chemistry. (e) R. I. Rush, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Bina~yAzeotropes to Members of H y d r m r b a Homologous Series With Glycol Ethers (a) Study of the vapor-liquid equilibrium compositions as a function of boiling temperature for aewtropic a ~ e n twith one or more pure hvdrocarbon homologues. (b) Efficient fractionation column, Abbe refractometer; manostat desirable but not necessary. le) Carefullv ourified linuids. (8)Physioal chemistry taken concurrently. (e) William F. Kieffer, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. Determination of Ternary Areotropes Containing Water and Amines andlor Alcohols (a) Investigation of toluene, methvl cellosolve. and ethvl alclcohhl system. (e) Carefully purified liquids of the particular system studied. (d) Physical chemistry taken conourrently. (e) H. E. Weissler, Incarnate word College, San Antonio, Texas. Determination of the Reliability of Ideal Laws in Typical Pmetical Circumlanees (a) Determination of the molecular weight of naphthalene from its freezing-point depression in benzene a t several concentrations to observe departure from ideality as a function of concentration (d) Physical chemistry. ( e ) Nathan Yagol, Roosevelt College, Chicago 5, Illinois. Chemical Means of Cleaning Ultramicro Pipets (e) George F. Hand, State Microscopical Society of Illinois, 7512 Olcott Avenue, Hammond, Indiana. "
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BIOCHEMICAL PROJECT 19. Delemination of Amino Acids by Paper Chrmnatography
(b) Whatman No. 1 flter paper. (c) Individual amino acids, ninhydrin. (d) 24 hours of chemistry. (e) Sister Mary Daniel, C.C.V.I., Incarnate Word College, San Antonio 9, Texas.
Each of the projects listed is considered simple and objective enough for stimulating undergraduate work. A project is divided into research units, each of such a nature that acceptable results and a report can be achieved in 50 laboratory hours, the usual requirement for one semester-hour college credit. Any teacher who has one or more students interested in a particular project is invited to write directly t o the Project Director. The Project Director will furnish an individual assignment for each student. The student's own teacher will direct him in the laboratory work required by the assignment and in the preparation of an acceptable research report for submission to the Project Director. A Certificate of Acceutance will be awarded to each student submitting a Eeport accepted by a Project Director. The certificates are signed by the student's own teacher, by the Project Director, and by the president and secretary of Handbook Publishers, Inc., who have generously provided the printed certificate form. Suitable data may be selected for publication in the
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"Handbook of Chemistry." A Project Director may publish data obtained on several units as a paper giving full credit to participating students and schools. One NaCUR project has been completed and the results reported in a paper read a t the Buffalo, 1952, A. C. S. Meeting.' Several students have reported their results in papers before student affiliate groups of the A. C. S. and state academies of science. 'EMLING, BERTIN,"Some alkyl bensenesulfonates," J . Am. Chem. Soc., 74, 4702-4 (1952).
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Any teacher or industrial chemist interested in directing a new project should write to one of the authors as soon as possible, since a project is listed under the direction of the first person to request it. An outline of any project for the 1955-56 school term must be sent in by January 10, 1955. NOTE: Since this went to press, the following project was added: Organic Project: lSynth,esis of Po2ynuclear Compounds, E. G . Bordwell, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
